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UK video chart analysis 13th July: The Grand Budapest Hotel takes the number 1 spot

UK video chart analysis 13th July:  The Grand Budapest Hotel takes the number 1 spot
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Knocking Non-Stop from the top of the UK video charts, The Grand Budapest Hotel is the best selling video of the week on it's debut.

The Grand Budapest Hotel was released into UK cinemas on March 7th this year and made number 3 on it's debut which was on limited release.

The film was released wide on 21st March when it made number 1 on the Uk box office. Over an 8 week period it grossed £10 million in the UK.

In America it it grossed $58 million while worldwide it grossed $162 million.

Last weeks top film, Non-Stop was dumped into second place after a single week at the top.

The only other new film to chart this week is: - The Book Thief at 3

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